THAI RAK THAI

Thaksin mum on vote for PM

Outgoing premier won't be drawn on whether MPs can choose freely
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Thaksin urged to drop suits

Reporters Without Borders has urged caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to withdraw criminal defamation cases it says he has filed against at least six journalists and media outlets, and to stop his supporters from harassing Thailand's independent press.
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Apology to Abhisit over rude actions

Outgoing Chiang Mai Senator Intarat Yodbangtoey yesterday offered an apology to the Democrat Party on behalf of all senators from the northern city about "the uncivilised behaviour" of some residents at a Democrat rally last month.
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Yaowapa 'too rich'

Democrat Party deputy leader Alongkorn Pollabutr yesterday accused former Chiang Mai MP Yaowapa Wongsawat of being unusually rich and making a false asset declaration.
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LETTER FROM SANAM LUANG

The war is far from over

The orderly anti-Thaksin crowd were all there at Sanam Luang on Friday night. It was meant to be a precautionary farewell among the allies, a gathering to celebrate the victory of people's power.
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Protesters block small parties from election fray

Hundreds of protesters in Songkhla managed to prevent candidates from smaller parties from registering for the April 23 by-election by laying siege to the local election office.
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Klaew to be cremated

A royally sponsored cremation for Klaew Norapati, 88, who was the country's oldest parliamentarian, will take place at Nongwaeng Temple in Khon Kaen's Muang district on Wednesday.
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